by - March 2, 2022 9:01 am
Across America, but particularly in Northwest Arkansas, we are in an unprecedented boom period of growth and expansion. Everything looks good. The Northwest Arkansas metro unemployment rate is only 1.5%….
by - January 20, 2022 8:36 am
One of the significant aspects of entrepreneurship is that it’s an option for virtually anyone who wants to do it. Every type of person — every age, sex, size, race,…
by - December 26, 2021 2:41 pm
It’s hard to believe 2021 is almost over. With as long as 2020 was, this year just flew by. There is so much happening here in Northwest Arkansas that it…
by - November 11, 2021 9:02 am
Entrepreneurship is about value creation, and growth equates to value. Most everyone who owns a business will tell you they want their business to grow. Unfortunately, for many, it’s just…
by - September 16, 2021 10:28 am
Let’s face it. Despite a wide range of efforts, COVID-19 and all of its current and future variants aren’t going to go away for a long, long time, if ever….
by - July 29, 2021 8:24 am
It gets tiresome hearing small-business owners complain about how difficult it is to get good employees, incredibly tiresome hearing them talk about how bad their current employees are. They need…
by - May 27, 2021 2:25 pm
It’s easy for an older guy like me — 63 now — to complain about not being able to keep up with technology. Younger people expect us old folks to…
by - March 30, 2021 8:47 am
After you read the headline and my name, you may be thinking, “What does he know about the restaurant business?” That is a reasonable question in light of my more…
by - February 6, 2021 9:33 am
We have many entrepreneurs in Northwest Arkansas. Of course, the best-known entrepreneurs from our recent past are Sam Walton, Don Tyson and J.B. Hunt. Others are lesser-known, but entrepreneurs nevertheless….
by - January 11, 2021 11:52 am
If you are in business and want to do well, it sure helps if people like you. You are much more likely to be successful if you are likable. It…
by - December 16, 2020 11:48 am
At 62, I have been at it a long time. It feels like just yesterday I was 12 years old and selling bicycles I had fixed up on my mom…
by - November 15, 2020 11:11 am
When you buy insurance, you are betting against the odds. That’s why insurance companies are in business. They pay out less than they take in. Some do well at that….
by - October 4, 2020 12:35 pm
Numbers are the language of business. If you own or work in a business and don’t understand the numbers of that business, you will not be able to do your…
by - July 25, 2020 10:30 am
Here in Northwest Arkansas, the heart of the retail industry, where Walmart is an all-dominating force in the market and Dillard’s is still viable as a “real” department store, we…
by - June 9, 2020 9:19 am
I was talking the other day with a friend of mine who owns a business in Northwest Arkansas. He has been luckier than most through this thing and has managed…
by - May 6, 2020 11:44 am
On the subject of transportation in Northwest Arkansas, those who are adults with a job will probably have to own a car here. Without one, it will be nearly impossible…
by - March 25, 2020 2:58 pm
Editor’s note: The following commentary appeared in the March 16 edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. Recent reporting would lead most people to believe the Washington County housing market…
by - February 26, 2020 10:54 am
Building value in your business — and cashing in when you exit — is one of the primary distinctions between someone who is an entrepreneur and someone who is just…
by - February 6, 2020 12:37 pm
I may be known locally for the houses and other buildings we built or rebuilt through our design-build-development company Mark Zweig Inc. But the truth is, the other business I…
by - January 8, 2020 11:44 am
Everyone wants to talk about business planning for newly-created businesses or startups. But the truth is, existing businesses need business plans, too. They are critical for rallying the troops, crucial…
